Leisure World residents are invited to attend the Genealogy Club’s monthly meeting on June 22 at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 1. Christine Cohen will present “Grand Army of the Republic—Researching your Union Civil War Veterans.” Social hour begins at 9 with coffee and treats. People can find out if they have a Union Civil War veteran in their family history. In 1890, there were over 400,000

The 2022 Amphitheater music festival will start June 30 with a 12-show lineup at the 2,500-seat Amphitheater. Non-resident guests must be accompanied by a resident. Smoking is not permitted at the Amphitheater, which is located behind the LW News Office in the GRF Administration complex. No parking is allowed in front of the Amphitheater on St. Andrews Drive along the southbound lanes. This is

Leisure World Book Club will meet on June 16 at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 7. The topic of discussion will be “A Woman of No Importance,” by Sonia Purnell. The book chosen for July is titled “Caravans,” by James Michener. —Thomas Gan

Winners in the 8-table game on June 2 were: Howard Smith and Glenn Barry, north/ south, with a 61.61% game; and Jeanette Estill and Bill Brooks, east/west, with a 60.12% game. In the 10-table game on June 3 east/west players Ellen Kice and Russ Gray with a 67.33% game were first; Alan Olschwang and Kay Tsing with a 62.53% game came in second. North/south winners were Sibyl Smith and Diane Schmitz

Pinochle is played in Clubhouse 1 every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The warmup game starts at 11:30 a.m., with the regular game beginning at 12:30 p.m. The club provides cards, score cards, pens, tablets and other equipment. It costs $2 per person to play, and the top four scorers of each day win cash prizes. The following are the winning scores from the game on May 23. First place: Marilyn

The Producers Club is looking for readers to be a part of the murder mystery comedy “Bombs Away” and for helpers with backstage production. A reader is someone who stands in for an actor who cannot make a rehearsal, reading their lines. No memorization is required. Rehearsals are on Mondays and Fridays. For more information, call (562) 598-0880 or (562) 598-5242.

LW residents are invited to submit reviews of their favorite books for publication in the LW Weekly. Include your name and mutual and telephone numbers. The reviews are subject to editing and will run as space allows. For more information, contact arts editor Katya Lukina at (562) 431-6586, ext. 266, or katyal@lwsb.com by Dorothy Hill “Chickenhawk” is Robert Mason’s narrative of his

well-paced production, combining the talents of the cast with creative staging and costuming. The Long Beach Playhouse is staging this play on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18, at 8 p.m. Senior tickets are priced at $18. For more information, call (562) 494-1014.